Summary

  • Niantic may sell Pokemon Go and its entire games unit.
  • Talks are reportedly on with Saudi-owned Scopely Inc. for around $3.5 billion.
  • This comes after multiple failures to recreate Pokemon Go's success.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Go took the world by storm when it launched in 2016. Forcing gamers to go outside in order to catch Pokemon was a brilliant, albeit funny move. Over time, the game took over entire cities, causing traffic and chaos wherever a coveted Pokemon was spotted. Niantic has been enjoying the success since.

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However, it seems things are about to change, as Niantic is reportedly in talks to sell 💜Pokemon Go, along with its entire games unit. This comes via a (via ) repoꩲrt which claims that the entire segment may be sold to a Saudi Arabia-owned company called Scopely Inc. Reportedly, the deal will be announced in the next few weeks, and will be priced at around $3.5 billion according to sources.

Pokemon Go May Be Sold By Niantic

While Pokemon Go was a massive success, Niantic's following games never quite took off in the same manner. In June 2023, the company 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:lai﷽d off 23🌜0 employees and cancelled two games which were reportedly based on Marvel and the NBA. Eventually, ev♌en its Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game was shut down﷽.

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The very next month, reports started surfacing about the company's toxic work culture, where a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:"toxic boys club" mentality was being embraced. These allegations were brought to light by a lawsuit by one o🔜f the workers, on behalf ꦑof other women at Niantic. The report even said that Niantic's Diversity Equity and Inclusion Director and Principal People Partner threatened her job at Niantic.

The lawsuit later revealed that the management issued a "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:directive to silence women ꧃who speak out about sexual bias", leading to more discrimination based on gender. It even💃 elucidated the pay gap between men and women at Niantic.

Image of Hoopa Unbound from Pokemon floating in the sky.

Most recently, Pokemon Go announced that the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pok💫edex will be getting a visual overhaul during the Road to Unova event coming February 24. While no details have been revealed, Niantic has said that the Pokedex will b🐼e getting a "comprehensive" visual update which will be ready in time for the event.

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokémon GO
Augmented Reality
Systems
Released
July 6, 2016
ESRB
e
Developer(s)
Niantic, The Pokemon Company
Publisher(s)
Niantic
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
﷽ ♌Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
ios, andriod
Cross Save
yes

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